Organizers:

David Molina, University of North Texas

Session Chairs:

Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center

Papers:

"Health and Health Habits Among Mexican Immigrants to the U.S.: A Time Use Perspective"
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"Do Spending Patterns or Time Use Decrease the Educational Investment in African American and Hispanic Communities"
David Molina, University of North Texas (Contact Author)
Megan Dorman, University of North Texas

"What’s Our Next Best Alternative? Estimating the Opportunity Cost of Graduate School for Minority Scholars"
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University (Contact Author)
Michael Snipes, Eastern New Mexico University

"Private Insurance Consumption Preferences of Immigrants in United States"
Jennifer L. Rice, Eastern Michigan University
Mehmet E. Yaya, Eastern Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Monica Garcia-Perez, St. Cloud State University
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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Organizers:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

David Molina, University of North Texas

Papers:

"Discrimination in the Credit Market: A Focus on African American-Owned Small Businesses"
Elizabeth Asiedu, The University of Kansas (Contact Author)
Akwasi Nti-Addae, The University of Kansas
James Freeman, Wheaton College

"Comercio Justo and Justice: An Examination of Fair Trade and Its Effect on Indigenous, Latina Women and the Family"
Tamara Stenn, Keene State College (Contact Author)

"Health Perpetuation: The Effect of Parents’ Nativity on Child’s Health"
Monica Garcia-Perez, St. Cloud State University (Contact Author)

"The Determinants of Slave Prices: Evidence from the South 1775-1865"
Kirk Adair, Howard University (Contact Author)
Cyril K. Hunte, Howard University

Discussants:

Linda Loubert, Morgan State University
Luisa R. Blanco, Pepperdine University
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University

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Session Chairs:

Paula M. Kazi, Bucknell University

Papers:

"Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Asset Holdings and Asset Evolution Among Older Americans"
Paula M. Kazi, Bucknell University (Contact Author)

"Culture, Intermarriage, and Differentials in Second-Generation Immigrant Women's Labor Supply"
Deniz Gevrek, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (Contact Author)
Z. Eylem Gevrek, University of Konstanz
Sonam Gupta, University of Florida

"Hispanics’ Influence on the Availability of Health Insurance for Natives: Is There Any Evidence?"
Laura Bucila, Texas Christian University (Contact Author)

"Indian Constitutional Backdoor: Institutions, Incentives and Interests"
Shruti Rajagopalan, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Laura Bucila, Texas Christian University
Monica Garcia-Perez, St. Cloud State University
Sophie Mitra, Fordham University
Shruti Rajagopalan, George Mason University

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